Attitude, Machiavellianism and the rationalization of misreporting

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 242-259

  Murphy, Pamela R ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84861660954     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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